The Role

We are looking to assemble a team of best-in-class, innovative and passionate people. We want to gather their talents and skills to achieve one goal: unlock the power of “DNA-write”. We offer the opportunity of joining a dynamic, international and highly skilled team in a pioneering startup. Our Next-Hour DNA Synthesis platforms not only have the potential to change the way the world makes and uses synthetic DNA, but also to accelerate the rate of discovery by delivering upon the promise of same-day results.

DNA Script is actively searching for a Senior Front-end Software Engineer to implement the web-based Lab Information Management System.

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing company and to have a large impact on developing a technology that will have far-reaching impact across biological sciences.

Responsibilities

• Provide our customers with simple and intuitive means to define synthetic DNA printing by evolving our sequence management application.
• Unlock our customers ability to harness the power of enzymatic dna synthesis by balancing the flexibility of complex design tooling.
• Work with product management and marketing to capture and define software requirements and influence overall product implementation direction.
• Work closely with UX design personnel, product owners, and server-side development teams to develop sticky applications that keep our customers returning to use our solutions.
• Constantly improve the quality of code and infrastructure.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree, or a Master’s Degree in software engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of software development in a web application environment
• Experience developing web applications using TypeScript, ReactJS, Apollo, and GraphQL (or JSON) API.
• Experience integrating with third party solutions via web services API.
• Experience with Atlassian applications including BitBucket, Jira, Confluence, and other 3rd party development tools and utilities.
• Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to solve complex problems.
• Self-motivated, self-starting, an attention to detail and a great team player.
• A team-first mentality. You prefer to pursue high performance via collaboration, open communication, shared goals, and by fostering accountability and trust.
• Proficient in English

Ideal Candidate will have

• Background in biological sciences, DNA applications, either from education or work experience.

Miscellaneous

• Job located in Paris, France
• Start date: ASAP

1. Coding test
2. Phone interview with the manager
3. Day interview at the office with the manager, cofounders, HR and the team
4. References check
5. Timing: around 2-3 weeks